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Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Launch of National Mission on GeM
National Mission on Government e Marketplace  will be launched on 5th September 2018 to accelerate the adoption and use of GeM by major central Ministries, State Governments and their agencies. The aim of the National Mission is to promote inclusiveness, transparency and efficiency in public procurement and achieve cashless, contactless and paperless transaction. This will increase overall efficiency and lead to cost saving on government expenditure in procurement.
During the 6 weeks’ special drive beginning from 6th September up to 15th October 2018, the mission will be launched at state headquarters by Chief Ministers and will cover important sectors and flagship programmes, launch of IEC campaign along with training on usage of GeM for buyers and sellers, buyer registration drive to on board government agencies and vendor registration drive with special focus on MSMEs.
The GeM has completed two years and as on 26th of August 2018, it has crossed ₹ 10,800 crore in value terms and 6.96 lakh in volume of transactions through the platform. More than 1.35 lakh sellers offer 4.43 lakh products on the GeM platform which has 26,500 organizations as buyers. While all States and Union Territories are buying through GeM, 25 States and UTs have already signed an MoU to make procurement through GeM mandatory. It has led to an overall average saving in cost of procurement to the tune of about 25%.
The GeM platform provides online, end to end solution for procurement of commonly used goods and services for all Central Government Departments and State Governments. Public Sector Units and affiliated bodies.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Ev Charging Stations Along National Highways
The steps taken by the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways for the adoption of electric vehicles and the use of alternative fuels in the last two years are as under:
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways vide GSR 525 dated 2nd August, 2021 has exempted battery operated vehicles from the payment of fees for the purpose of issue or renewal of registration certificate and assignment of new registration mark.
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued an advisory dated 12th August, 2020 to all States and UTs regarding sale and registration of Electric Vehicles without batteries.
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has notified various rules/regulations relating to the mass emission standards of M85  and Di-Methyl Ether  Vehicles, Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, Hydrogen CNG, Ethanol 12, Ethanol 15 and Ethanol 20 and safety roadmap for ethanol and its blend with gasoline.
Electric vehicle Charging Stations are to be provided by the developer as part of the Wayside Amenities  being awarded by the National Highways Authority of India . NHAI has already awarded 39 such facilities and the proposals for 103 such sites are at bidding stage. Further, additional WSA sites, as and when identified by the Authority, would also be put up for bidding. The works which have been already awarded are expected to be completed by the end of FY 2022-23.
Ministry of Heavy Industries  had invited proposals from Government Organizations/Public Sector Undertakings  / Government DISCOMs/ Oil Public Sector Undertakings and similar other Public/Private entities to build and operate Public Electric Vehicle charging infrastructure on Expressways and National Highways under FAME India Scheme Phase-II, wherein the consortium of Energy Efficiency Services Limited  and Convergence Energy Services Ltd  has been awarded the work for setting up of EV charging stations along 16 NH/Expressways.
In order to facilitate EESL in the above prospect, NHAI has signed an MOU with EESL. As per this MoU, NHAI shall provide space/land near the toll plazas and its buildings for installation of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations, based on revenue sharing model. The space/land for the same shall be provided to EESL at no cost basis for a duration, as decided by NHAI. This would not only assist in promoting clean/green energy and conserving the environment but could also be a source of revenue for NHAI.
Further, the Ministry of Power, vide memorandum dated 14th December, 2018, has published guidelines and standards for the charging infrastructure of electric vehicles, which are available on [www.powermin.nic.in]. These guidelines have been revised on 01.10.2019. These guidelines stipulate the requirements regarding density/distance between two charging points and specify the priorities for rolling out of electric vehicle public charging infrastructure.
This information was given by Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.
Prime Minister's Office
Dr. H. Wiranto, Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs, calls on Prime Minister
Dr. H. Wiranto, Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia, called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi today.
The Prime Minister warmly recalled the successful visit of President Joko Widodo to India in December 2016, and said that he is looking forward to welcome President Joko Widodo in India again later this month, when leaders of ASEAN countries will visit India for the ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit and will also be the Chief Guests at the Republic Day celebrations thereafter.
The Prime Minister said that as maritime neighbours, there is a vast scope for cooperation between India and Indonesia on development of Blue Economy as well as in the domain of maritime security. In this context, the Prime Minister welcomed the holding of the first meeting of the Security Dialogue between India and Indonesia.
Ministry of Finance
Auction for Sale  of  ‘4.56 % GS 2023’,  ‘New GS 2029’,  ‘6.54% GS 2032’ and  ‘6.95% GS 2061’
The Government of India  has announced the Sale  of  ‘4.56% GS 2023’ for a notified amount of Rs 4,000 crore  through price based auction using uniform price method;  ‘‘New GS 2029’ for a notified amount of Rs 7,000 crore  through yield based auction using uniform price method;  ‘6.54% Government Security, 2032’ for a notified amount of Rs 13,000 crore  through price based auction using uniform price method; and  ‘6.95% Government Security 2061’ for a notified amount of Rs 9,000 crore  through price based auction using multiple price method. GoI will have the option to retain additional subscription up to Rs 2,000 crore against each one or more security/ies. The auctions will be conducted by the Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai Office, Fort, Mumbai on Wednesday i.e.April 13, 2022.
Up to 5% of the notified amount of the sale of the Securities will be allotted to eligible individuals and institutions as per the Scheme for Non-Competitive Bidding Facility in the Auction of Government Securities.
Both competitive and non-competitive bids for the auction should be submitted in electronic format on the Reserve Bank of India Core Banking Solution  system on April 13, 2022. The non-competitive bids should be submitted between 10.30 a.m. and 11.00 a.m. and the competitive bids should be submitted between 10.30 a.m. and 11.30 a.m.
The result of the auctions will be announced on April 13, 2022  and payment by successful bidders will be on April 18, 2022 .
The Securities will be eligible for “When Issued” trading in accordance with the guidelines on ‘When Issued transactions in Central Government Securities’ issued by the Reserve Bank of India vide circular No. RBI/2018-19/25 dated July 24, 2018 as amended from time to time.
Ministry of Science & Technology
CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum celebrated its 64th Foundation Day and Dr BR Ambedkar Jayanti on its campus today.
The event was marked as a part of CSIR-IIP's "One Week One Lab" campaign, where Shri Arun K Singh, Chairman, ONGC Group, graced the occasion as Chief Guest and Shri Khajan Das, MLA , was the Guest of Honour.
The programme was initiated with a tribute to Bharat Ratna Dr B. R. Ambedkar, followed by an enlightening speech on Dr BR Ambedkar's life and his achievements by Shri Jagdish Kumar, President SC/ST employee's welfare society. Subsequently, Dr Anjan Ray, Director CSIR-IIP, welcomed the guests and provided the details concerning the planned events as part of the "One Week One Lab" campaign. He also explained the importance and significance of the new facilities like India's first D-methanol plant, FTL and Up-stream lab that will be inaugurated on this auspicious day.
Dr Suman Lata Jain, Senior Principal Scientist, presented the Institute's achievements and future focus areas like crude to petrochemicals, CCUS and energy efficiency, and sustainability using locally available domestic carbon resources over imported fossil feedstocks. She also informed the august gathering that the CSIR-IIP is the first CSIR lab to establish the Eco-campus by adopting the 4R  strategies for proper waste management.
Shri Khajan Das remembered the struggle and efforts made by Dr B. R. Ambedkar to uplift women and social freedom for the Dalits. He also praised the Former Prime minister of India, the Late Shri Atal Bihari Bajpai, for announcing the Bharat Ratna to Babasaheb posthumously. He also praised the Institute not only for its scientific achievements but also for its contributions to society and ordinary people. He extended his best wishes for the future growth and achievements of the Institute.
Later, Dr Sunil Pathak, Senior Principal Scientist, demonstrated the GIS mapping App developed by CSIR-IIP in collaboration with CSIR-NEERI, Nagpur.
In his address, Shri Arun Kumar Singh, Chairman ONGC group, said that Science and Technology in the recent era has played a vital role in our society. He cited the example of Google search that can provide instantaneous information to everyone irrespective of their status. He also mentioned that the next 30 years would grow for the Nation by following the 4D's like Demographic, Digitalization, Decarbonization and Deglobalization . He said that India has tremendous opportunities to convert Crude to Chemicals and unconventional & Renewable energy resources for the self-reliance of the Nation. He noted that IIP could work on the Crude to Petchem  and develop energy-efficient processes to reduce the energy intensity that will also help decrease the carbon footprints.
In the end, Shri C. A Bodh, Administrative Officer CSIR-IIP, delivered the Vote of thanks. Shri Someshwar Pandeya, Senior Hindi Officer of the Institute, compeered the programme.
Ministry of Communications
Another initiative under Atmanirbhar Bharat - PLI scheme for Telecom Sector
Telecom manufacturing to get boost with outlay of ₹ 12195 Crores over 5 years leading to enhanced production of more than ₹ 2.4 Lakh Crores
Pursuant to the extraordinary incentive of PLI being provided by Government of India in various sectors, the Cabinet today has approved the Production Linked Incentive  Scheme for Telecom and Networking Products.
This approval comes in wake of very encouraging success of PLI related to Mobile and component manufacturing, which was announced in April 2020 during the height of Covid pandemic. In spite of 31st July 2020 being the last date for applying, it received a resounding response. All major mobile component manufacturers of world are expanding their powerful footprints in India by making investments, starting exports and giving jobs to thousands of Indians.
Today’s Cabinet decision addresses another component of Atmanirbhar Bharat to make India a global hub of manufacturing telecom equipment including core transmission equipment, 4G/5G Next Generation Radio Access Network and Wireless Equipment, Access & Customer Premises Equipment , Internet of Things  Access Devices, Other Wireless Equipment and Enterprise equipment like Switches, Routers etc.
- The scheme was finalized after widespread consultation with stakeholders like manufacturers, industry leaders and associations.
- The core component of this scheme is to offset the huge import of telecom equipment worth more than Rs. 50 thousand crores and reinforce it with “Made in India” products both for domestic markets and exports.
- The main features of this scheme are, as following: -
- The scheme outlay is Rs. 12,195 Crores over five years.
- The eligibility for the scheme will be subject to achievement of a minimum threshold of cumulative incremental investment and incremental sales of manufactured goods net of taxes.
- Financial Year 2019-20 shall be treated as the Base Year for computation of cumulative incremental sales of manufactured goods net of taxes.
- The incentive structure will be as below: -
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Year 1
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Year 2
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Year 3
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Year 4
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Year 5
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MSME
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7%
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7%
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6%
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5%
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4%
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Others
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6%
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6%
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5%
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5%
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4%
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- For MSMEs, one percent  higher incentive is proposed in year 1, year 2 and year 3.
- Minimum Investment threshold for MSME has been kept at Rs. 10 Crores and for others at Rs. 100 Crores.
- Once qualified, the investor will be incentivized up to 20 times of minimum investment threshold enabling them to utilize their unused capacity.
- The Scheme will be operational from 1st April 2021.
- This scheme also addresses local manufacturing in MSME category because Government desires MSMEs to play an important role in the telecom sector and come out as national champions.
- This scheme will lead to incremental production of around ₹2.4 Lakh Crores with exports of around ₹2 Lakh Crores over 5 years. It is expected that scheme will bring investment of more than ₹3,000 crore and generate huge direct and indirect employment and taxes both.
RKJ/M
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Prime Minister's Office
PM condoles demise of Professor Chitra Ghosh
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed grief over the demise of Professor Chitra Ghosh.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, "Professor Chitra Ghosh made pioneering contributions to academics and community service. I recall my interaction with her, when we discussed many subjects including declassification of files relating to Netaji Bose. Saddened by her demise. Condolences to her family. Om Shanti."
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India reports less than 30K Daily New Cases continuously for last 13 days
Daily Recoveries outnumber daily New Cases successively since last 29 days
The exponential rise in recoveries in tandem with lower daily new cases has resulted in consistent decline in the active cases and low mortality. Total recovered cases are nearing 97.5 lakh  today. India’s cumulative recoveries are highest in the world.
The rising recoveries have also improved the Recovery Rate to 95.78% today.
India’s present active caseload of 2,81,667 consists of 2.77% of India’s Total Positive Cases.
Following the national pursuit, All States/UTs have recovery Rate more than 90%.
The daily new cases have been less than 30,000 for last 13 days. 22,273 new cases were registered in the last 24 hours in the country.
The daily new recoveries recorded in the country have been more than the daily cases registered since the last 29 days. 22,274 cases recovered and were discharged in the last 24 hours.
73.56% of the new recovered cases are observed to be concentrated in 10 States/UTs.
Kerala has reported the maximum number of single day recoveries with 4,506 newly recovered cases. 1,954 people recovered in West Bengal followed by 1,427 in Maharashtra.
79.16% of the new cases are from 10 States and UTs.
Kerala reported the highest daily new cases at 5,397. It is followed by Maharashtra with 3,431 new cases. West Bengal recorded 1,541 new cases.
251 case fatalities have been reported in the past 24 hours.
Ten States/UTs account for 85.26% of the new deaths. Maharashtra saw the maximum casualties . West Bengal and Delhi follow with 31 and 30 daily deaths, respectively.
Ministry of Defence
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh interacts with Indian students of Harvard Business School & Harvard Kennedy School in New Delhi
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh interacted with Indian students of Harvard Business School and Harvard Kennedy School, in New Delhi on December 22, 2021. Expressing happiness over meeting with the students, Shri Rajnath Singh termed them as the soft power of the country, who are being exposed to best-in-class management and governance practices from the two top-class institutes. He urged them to use their innovative ideas and play their part in nation building.
The Raksha Mantri exuded confidence that the students will play an important role in the holistic development of the country by making right use of their ability & network and sharing latest best practices. He hoped that the students will work as the ambassadors of Indian value system all over the world not just in their student phase but in future as well.
During the interaction, the students shared their views on India's changed perception in the world, especially after the roll out of the largest vaccination drive in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic and schemes like 'Make in India'. They expressed their willingness to return to India, saying that the atmosphere created due to the policies of the Government in the last few years, such as ease of doing business and providing opportunities to startups, will help them contribute in the holistic development of the Nation. Additional Secretary  Shri Sanjay Jaju was among those present on the occasion.
Nampi/Savvy
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Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Report on “Assessment of Avoided CO2 Emissions during Construction and Operation of National Highways” released
The new and improved state of the art National Highways to help avoid CO2 emissions by reducing fuel combustion in vehicles plying on them
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shri Bhupender Yadav today released the report on “Assessment of Avoided CO2 Emissions during Construction and Operation of National Highways” at the World Sustainable Development Summit in the presence of Dr Bharrat Jagdeo, Vice president of Guyana, Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Special Envoy on Climate Change and COP28 President in New Delhi . The study assesses the extent of CO2 which can be avoided per km in construction of the National Highways.
India has the 2nd longest road network in the world. Amongst the different types of roads, the National Highways  extending to 1,44,634 km1 till date has contributed significantly to India’s rapid economic development. Between 2014 and January 2023, more than half of the existing highways 2 have been added. This rapid pace of construction of highways is enabling integration of the local economies of far-flung towns and villages into the national economy. Construction and maintenance of roads is known to be a source of CO2 , which is over and above the CO2 emitted from fuel operated vehicles on roads. In 2016, about 243 million tonnes of CO2 was emitted from the operation of fossil fuel run vehicles in India, which is 10.8% of the total national CO2 emissions.
The new and improved state of the art NH replacing congested and often circuitous routes, however, can help avoid CO2 emissions by reducing fuel combustion in vehicles plying on them. The avenue plantations and compensatory afforestation’s  can additionally sequester CO2 , thus adding to the offset of CO2 emitted from highway operations as a whole. This summary report presents a methodology for assessing the extent of CO2 that can be avoided per km of national highways constructed. Further, preconstruction and actual operation and maintenance data of national highways have been applied to quantify the CO2 avoidance per km of NH constructed.
Click here to see the Report
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID - 19 Vaccination Update - Day 510
India’s cumulative vaccination coverage crosses 194.74 Crore
More than 13 lakh Vaccine doses administered today till 7 pm
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 194.74 Crore  today. More than 13 lakh  Vaccine Doses have been administered till 7 pm today. The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late tonight.
The cumulative coverage of vaccine doses, segregated based on population priority groups, is as follows:
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Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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10407503
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2nd Dose
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10046375
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Precaution Dose
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5363723
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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18420270
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2nd Dose
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17594354
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Precaution Dose
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9093730
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Age Group 12-14 years
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1st Dose
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34902823
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2nd Dose
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18832608
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Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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59766291
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2nd Dose
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46709312
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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557493551
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2nd Dose
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493566786
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Precaution Dose
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1335417
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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203308318
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2nd Dose
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191629451
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Precaution Dose
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1707915
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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127137724
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2nd Dose
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119568401
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Precaution Dose
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20553462
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Cumulative 1st dose administered
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1011436480
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Cumulative 2nd dose administered
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897947287
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Precaution Dose
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38054247
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Total
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1947438014
Today’s achievement in the vaccination exercise, segregated by population priority groups, is as follows:
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Date: 9th June, 2022 
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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38
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2nd Dose
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550
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Precaution Dose
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13877
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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79
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2nd Dose
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1004
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Precaution Dose
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38456
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Age Group 12-14 years
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1st Dose
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95567
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2nd Dose
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219131
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Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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38067
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2nd Dose
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104993
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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34303
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2nd Dose
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378723
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Precaution Dose
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54583
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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5199
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2nd Dose
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81774
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Precaution Dose
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37503
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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4801
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2nd Dose
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57277
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Precaution Dose
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163050
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Cumulative 1st dose administered
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178054
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Cumulative 2nd dose administered
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843452
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Precaution Dose
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307469
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Total
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1328975
The vaccination exercise as a tool to protect the most vulnerable population groups in the country from COVID-19 continues to be regularly reviewed and monitored at the highest level.
Prime Minister's Office
PM takes first dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi took his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine today, at AIIMS New Delhi.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, "Took my first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at AIIMS. Remarkable how our doctors and scientists have worked in quick time to strengthen the global fight against COVID-19. I appeal to all those who are eligible to take the vaccine. Together, let us make India COVID-19 free!"